Role of Sex Hormones in the Development and Progression of Hepatitis B Virus-Associated Hepatocellular Carcinoma by Maurizio Montella, Giovanni D’Arena, Anna Crispo, Mario Capunzo, Flavia Nocerino, Maria Grimaldi, Antonio Barbieri, Anna Maria D’Ursi, Mario Felice Tecce, Alfonso Amore, Massimiliano Galdiero, Gennaro Ciliberto, Aldo Giudice

“…This review describes the molecular mechanisms underlying the gender disparity in HBV-related HCC with the aim of improving the understanding of key factors underneath the sex disparity often observed in HBV infections. …”
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An alternative fixation for all mild and moderate hallux valgus cases enabling intraoperative readjustment by Mesut Uluöz, Mehmet Yiğit Gökmen, Özhan Pazarcı

“…The analysis data included age, gender, Visual Analog Scale (VAS) and American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society (AOFAS) scores, the values of the length of the 1st metatarsal, hallux valgus angle (HVA), intermetatarsal angle (IMA), distal metatarsal articular angle (DMAA), rotation type of the first metatarsal (RTFM), and the position of the tibial sesamoid (TSP). …”
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Impact of Livelihood Diversification on Rural Households’ Food and Nutrition Security: Evidence from West Shoa Zone of Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia by Firafis Haile, Jema Haji Mohamed, Chanaylew Seyoum Aweke, Terefe Tolessa Muleta

“…The results of the multinomial logit regression model revealed that various factors such as gender, age, family size, education level, farm experience, social norms, land ownership, livestock possession, access to credit, access to extension services, working capital, government policies, climate variability, livelihood training, and proximity to markets significantly influenced smallholder farming households’ choices and adoption of diversification strategies. …”
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Sex reversal induced by 17β-estradiol may be achieved by regulating the neuroendocrine system of the Pacific white shrimp Penaeus vannamei by Tao Wang, Shihao Li, Yang Yu, Fuhua Li

“…In contrast, the negatively regulated pathways of neuroactive ligand-receptor interaction and the dopaminergic synapse in the NF group suggest a potential impact of E2 on neuroplasticity through the modulation of neuroregulator binding and signaling, which affects the establishment of morphological differences and gender identity. Moreover, the activation of steroidogenesis and the inhibition of the insulin signaling may be associated with the success of E2-induced sex reversal. …”
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Bacterial Isolates and Their Antimicrobial Susceptibility Patterns Among Pediatric Patients with Urinary Tract Infections: A Retrospective Cross-Sectional Study at Tertiary Level i... by Esmat E, Saadaat R, Saedi NH, Hakimi A, Baryali AT, Rasooli AJ, Noor S, Ahmad M, Haidary AM

“…The data collection form was designed as an Excel spreadsheet that included both dependent and independent variables, such as patient age, gender, WBC, red blood cell (RBC) count, nitrite, organism isolated, and antiprogram results.Results: Of the patients included, 64% were female. …”
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New Onset Diabetes Mellitus in Living Donor versus Deceased Donor Liver Transplant Recipients: Analysis of the UNOS/OPTN Database by Anitha D. Yadav, Yu-Hui Chang, Bashar A. Aqel, Thomas J. Byrne, Harini A. Chakkera, David D. Douglas, David C. Mulligan, Jorge Rakela, Hugo E. Vargas, Elizabeth J. Carey

“…Risk factors in DDLT recipients were recipient male gender, recipient age, body mass index, donor age, donor diabetes, HCV, and treated ACR. …”
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Understanding road accident injury dynamics in Iran: a growth mixture modelling perspective by Ziba Zarrin, Kamran Gholamizadeh, Elaheh Talebi-Ghane, Erfan Ayubi, Omid Hamidi

“…A piecewise linear mixed-effects model was employed to estimate trends in injury rates, by gender. To identify distinct clusters of provinces exhibiting similar trends in injury rates, a growth mixture model was used over the 10 years.Results Among provinces, Qom (95% CI 18.99 to 37.21) and Sistan and Baluchestan (95% CI 5.41 to 7.66) had the highest and lowest injury rates over the decade, respectively. …”
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Immunoexpression of P16 and Ki 67 in oral squamous cell carcinoma: Association with clinicopathological parameters. by Shadan Mohamad Omer, Payman Anwar Rashid

“…The expression of p16 and Ki 67 were evaluated immunohistochemically; the findings were correlated with the age of the patients, gender, site of the tumor and grade of the tumor. …”
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Cohort profile: Health and Attainment of Pupils in a Primary Education National Cohort (HAPPEN) – a hybrid total population cohort in Wales, UK by Amrita Bandyopadhyay, Michaela James, Gareth Stratton, Sinead Brophy, Emily Marchant, Hope Jones, Amy Locke, Jonathan L Kennedy, David W E Burdett

“…The survey continues to rise by 7000–8000 responses annually.Findings to date The cohort is 49% girls, 47% boys (3% prefer not to state their gender and 1% of this data is missing) and 14% are from an ethnic minority background (10% prefer not to state their ethnicity). …”
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Sociodemographic and Behavioral Factors Associated with HIV Vulnerability according to Sexual Orientation by Maria Aparecida A. O. Serra, Antoninho B. Milhomem, Samae B. Oliveira, Francisca Aline A. S. Santos, Roberta Araújo e Silva, Ana Cristina P. J. Costa, Maria da Conceição S. O. Cunha, Antônio Uelton A. Silva, Roberto Wagner J. F. Freitas, Márcio Flávio M. Araújo

“…A significance level of p<0.05 and adjustment for age and gender were taken into consideration. Results. A substantial portion of the sample stated they were heterosexual (88.8%). …”
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Examining public support for comprehensive policy packages to tackle unhealthy food environments by Simone Wahnschafft, Achim Spiller, Yasemin Boztuğ, Peter von Philipsborn, Dominic Lemken

“…Participants: The sample included 1,200 eligible German voters, recruited based on age, gender, and income quotas. Results: Based on both opt-out frequency (44.7%) and ideal policy packaging (72.8%) outcomes, most respondents were inclined towards policy packages. …”
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Molecular Epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2 within Accra Metropolis Postlockdown by Frank T. Aboagye, Lawrence Annison, Henry Kwadwo Hackman, Maame E. Acquah, Yvonne Ashong, Isaac Owusu-Frimpong, Bill C. Egyam, Sharon Annison, George Osei-Adjei, Samuel Antwi-Baffour

“…There was a strong association between symptom status, gender, age, and SARS-CoV-2 infection. Conclusion. …”
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Impact of Clinical Factors on Generic and Disease-Specific Quality of Life in COPD and Asthma-COPD Overlap with Exacerbations by Zsófia Lázár, Alpár Horváth, Gábor Tomisa, Lilla Tamási, Veronika Müller

“…Low HRQL in COPD was associated with female gender, dyspnea, cough, gastroesophageal reflux disease, and arrhythmia, while in ACO, it was related to arrhythmia, hypertension, and cough, but less to dyspnea. …”
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Association of fatty acid desaturase 2 gene polymorphism (rs28456) with susceptibility to bipolar disorder in the Turkish population: A case-control study by Pirim Dilek, Gümüş Ceren, Boztepe Esra, Akdağ Emine Merve, Şirin Hande

“…Our findings did not provide strong evidence supporting the reported association between rs28456 and BD, yet they point to its potential gender-specific effect, which requires further investigation. …”
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Prevalence of Dental Anomalies in Pediatric Patients at King Saud University Dental Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia—A Radiographic Analysis by Mannaa K. Aldowsari, Ayman M. Sulimany, Abdulmajeed Alkhathlan, Nawaf Alfhaed, Mohammed Aldosari, Saud Alayed, Saad Bin Saleh, Abeer A. Alshami

“…Descriptive statistics were derived and chi-square tests performed to report prevalence and significance among genders, medical histories, and dental anomalies. …”
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Traditional medicine use and associated factors in chronic patients in Jamalpur, Bangladesh: a cross-sectional study by Mahmuda Akter Poli, Md Jamil Hossain, Ibrahim Kholil, Sumaya Yasmin, Bishwjit Bhowmick, Lakshmi Rani Kundu

“…Bivariate analysis revealed that gender (p = 0.014), educational qualification (p = 0.010), monthly income (p &lt; 0.001), occupation (p = 0.002) and place of residence (p &lt; 0.001) were statistically significantly associated with traditional medicine use. …”
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Knowledge, attitude, and practice of e-cigarette use among undergraduate students: A comparative study between China and Indonesia by Ronald Hartono<sup>+<sup>, Chaofang Yan<sup>+<sup>, Ying Chen<sup>+<sup>, Boting Ma, Yaqi Deng, Yijia Sun, Pan Li, Yuye Dao, Rui Deng

“…Binary logistic regression analysis revealed that age, place of residence, studies, gender, and e-cigarette use by friends and family, significantly influenced knowledge levels and attitudes toward e-cigarettes in both countries (p<0.05). …”
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Validated HPLC method for simultaneous determination of azelastine hydrochloride fluticasone propionate and oxymetazoline in nasal mucosa and nasopharyngeal swabs from real human s... by Neven N. Mikawy, Nancy Magdy, Marwa H. Mohamed, Amira M. El-Kosasy

“…It shows that the results of the swabs were not affected by gender or age. Good recoveries with low % RSD were observed: 99.03% ± 0.75, 100.02% ± 0.94, and 100.94% ± 1.98 for both genders, and 100.45% ± 0.96, 100.69% ± 1.08, and 100.32% ± 1.53 for different ages for AZT, FP, and OXY; respectively. …”
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The impact of the number of aneurysms on the course of the acute period of subarachnoid hemorrhage in patients with multiple intracranial aneurysms by Yulia O. Solodovnikova, Anatoliy S. Son

“…Demographic indicators (age, gender) and clinical-instrumental factors (comorbidities, extent of hemorrhage, severity at admission, clinical manifestations), treatment characteristics, and outcomes were analyzed using descriptive statistics and logistic regression. …”
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Evaluation of Sialic Acid Levels in the Umbilical Cord Blood of Newborns of Diabetic and Non-Diabetic Mothers and the Relation with Poor Neonatal Outcome by Yuksel Kurban, İbrahim Uyar, Koza Murat, Murat Alan

“…Also mean platelet volume, mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration, mean corpuscular hemoglobin, platelet, bilirubin values were recorded as well as the age, gravida, parity, gestational week of the participant mothers and type of delivery, gender, weight, height and the APGAR score of the newborn, and whether insulin was used or not. …”
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